Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
10 - 15 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Keyboard
- 4 steps
- Optical Drive
- 2 steps
- Hard Drive
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Flip the laptop over.
Flip the laptop over.
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Step 2
- Slide the battery locks towards the center of the laptop. The battery will detach automatically.
- Remove the battery by sliding it away from the laptop housing.
Slide the battery locks towards the center of the laptop. The battery will detach automatically.
Remove the battery by sliding it away from the laptop housing.
Step 3
Keyboard
- Unscrew the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the keyboard.
Unscrew the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the keyboard.
Step 4
- Flip the laptop to the front side and open it up.
Flip the laptop to the front side and open it up.
Step 5
- Use the metal spudger to release the keyboard from the front panel.
Use the metal spudger to release the keyboard from the front panel.
Step 6
- Flip the keyboard out and locate the connector.
- Use the spudger to unhinge the the fastener and remove the connector.
- Keyboard should be completely detached after this step.
Flip the keyboard out and locate the connector.
Use the spudger to unhinge the the fastener and remove the connector.
Keyboard should be completely detached after this step.
Step 7
Optical Drive
- Remove the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the optical drive.
Remove the 6 mm Phillips #1 screw securing the optical drive.
Step 8
- Use the iFixit opening tool to slide the optical drive away from the laptop housing.
Use the iFixit opening tool to slide the optical drive away from the laptop housing.
Step 9
Hard Drive
- The battery and optical drive should be removed at this point in the process.
- Remove the ten 6 mm Phillips #1 screws.
- Remove the three 1 mm Phillips #000 screws.
The battery and optical drive should be removed at this point in the process.
Remove the ten 6 mm Phillips #1 screws.
Remove the three 1 mm Phillips #000 screws.
Step 10
- Remove the five 2.5mm Phillips #1 screws.
- Use the spudger to unhinge the cable connectors. Use tweezers to complete removal.
Remove the five 2.5mm Phillips #1 screws.
Use the spudger to unhinge the cable connectors. Use tweezers to complete removal.
Step 11
- Carefully use the iFixit opening tool to release the front panel.
Carefully use the iFixit opening tool to release the front panel.
Step 12
- Use the spudger to unhinge the daughterboard connector.
- Remove daughterboard connector.
Use the spudger to unhinge the daughterboard connector.
Remove daughterboard connector.
Step 13
- Remove the 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screw and remove the daughterboard
Remove the 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screw and remove the daughterboard
Step 14
- Use the iFixit opening tool to remove the hard drive connector.
- Remove the hard drive by lifting the right side and pulling it out.
Use the iFixit opening tool to remove the hard drive connector.
Remove the hard drive by lifting the right side and pulling it out.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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